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People sometimes wonder how a physician can possibly be a cheerful Imm. He is continually in the presence of pain and suffering. Those who come to him, or who summon him to their bedside, are all in some way in distress. Seeing misery all the while, how can he ever wear a smile, or bear to his home anything but gloom on his face? The secret lies in the way the physician looks upon all this pain and misery. He is present as a healer, to give relief, to alleviate pain; and this saves him from the suffering which mere pity would produce in him. It puts joy into his heart to be able to give help. Thus it was that Christ looked upon the people about him, they all had their sicknesses, their sorrows, their infirmities, and their sins; but he was in the world to be Healer, Comforter, Saviour, and found joy in doing so.
lf we will relate ourselves to those around us in this Christ-way, as a friend, helper, healer, savior, we shall escape all the wretchedness that many persons suffer in their contacts with the lives of others. Then our thought over one’s faults or sins will be, “How can I lead this man out of his mistakes ancl wrong doings? How can I do him any good, and help him to overcome his faults?” We must learn to look through love’s eyes at every neighbor. This will give us true compassion, and will make us eager, not to blame and condemn, but to help everyone who needs help of whatever kind.
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